1 Timothy 1:12-20 NKJV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:18

My child for son , A.V.; by them thou mayest for thou by them mightest , A.V. ; the good for a good , A.V. This charge. The apostle now picks up the thread which he had dropped at 1 Timothy 1:4 , and solemnly commits to Timothy the episcopal care of the Ephesian Church, for which he had bid him stop at Ephesus. Omitting the long digression in 1 Timothy 1:5-17 , the sense runs clearly thus: "As I besought thee to tarry at Ephesus in order that thou mightest charge some... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:19

Thrust from them for put away , A.V.; made shipwreck concerning the faith for concerning faith have made shipwreck , A.V. Thrust from them. The addition "from them" is meant to give the force of the middle voice as in Acts 7:39 , A.V. The verb ἀπώθομαι occurs Acts 7:27 , Acts 7:39 ; Romans 11:1 , Romans 11:2 . It is a strong expression, implying here the willful resistance to the voice of conscience. The form ἀπωθέω , - έομαι is found, Acts 13:46 , and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:19

"Some have made shipwreck." Words sound differently to different men. Language is a "word-picture," and we must see the facts before we understand the word. Paul chooses a metaphor applied to character, which is so terrible when applied to disasters at sea. Many a beautiful vessel has arrested the gaze of admiring spectators as she spread her sails to the favoring breeze, and breasted the waters like a thing of life. But, on another shore, her shivered timbers and her shattered prow have been... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:20

Delivered for have delivered , A.V.; might be taught for may learn , A.V. Hymenaeus ; probably the same as is mentioned 2 Timothy 2:17 , 2 Timothy 2:18 , as holding heretical doctrine concerning the resurrection, anti overthrowing the faith of some. It is an uncommon name, though borne by a Bishop of Alexandria in the second century, and by a Bishop of Jerusalem in the third. Alexander ; doubtless the same as "Alexander the coppersmith" of 2 Timothy 4:14 . I delivered... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:12

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord - The mention of the gospel 1 Timothy 1:11, and of the fact that it was committed to him, leads the apostle to express his gratitude to him who had called him to the work of preaching it. The Lord Jesus had called him when he was a blasphemer and a persecutor. He had constrained him to leave his career of persecution and blasphemy, and to consecrate himself to the defense and the propagation of the gospel. For all this, though it had required him to give up his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:13

Who was before a blasphemer - This does not mean that Paul before his conversion was what would now be regarded as an open blasphemer - that he was one who abused and reviled sacred things, or one who was in the habit of profane swearing. His character appears to have been just the reverse of this, for he was remarkable for treating what he regarded as sacred with the utmost respect; see the notes on Philippians 3:4-6. The meaning is, that he had reviled the name of Christ, and opposed him and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:14

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant - That is, in his conversion under these circumstances and in the aid which was afterward imparted to him in his work.With faith and love which is in Christ Jesus - Accompanied with the exercise of faith and love; or producing faith and love. The grace which was imparted to him was seen in the faith and love which it produced; see the notes, 1 Corinthians 15:10. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:15

This is a faithful saying - Greek, “Faithful is the word,” or doctrine - ὁ λογος ho logos. This verse has somewhat the character of a parenthesis, and seems to have been thrown into the midst of the narrative because the mind of the apostle was full of the subject. He had said that he, a great sinner, had obtained mercy. This naturally led him to think of the purpose for which Christ came into the world - to save sinners - and to think how strikingly that truth had been illustrated in his own... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:16

Howbeit for this cause - That is, this was one of the causes, or this was a leading reason. We are not to suppose that this was the only one. God had other ends to answer by his conversion than this, but this was one of the designs why he was pardoned - that there might be for all ages a permanent proof that sins of the deepest dye might be forgiven. It was well to have one such example at the outset, that a doubt might never arise about the possibility of forgiving great transgressors. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:17

Now unto the king eternal - This ascription of praise is offered to God in view of the mercy which he had shown to so great a sinner. It is the outbreak of that grateful emotion which swelled his bosom, and which would not be denied expression, when Paul recalled his former life and the mercy of God to his soul. It somewhat interrupts indeed the train of his remarks, but the heart was so full that it demanded utterance. It is just an instance of the joy and gratitude which fill the soul of a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Timothy 1:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 1:17

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